Improved bed-bottom



`shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

fastened with screws, and their use is to hold UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

JOHN LYNN AND JACKSON R. CROWELL, OF SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED BED-BOTTOM.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 54,567, dated May 8, 1866.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN LYNN and J ACK- soN R. GRoWELL, of Seneca Falls, in the county of Seneca and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed-Bottoms; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a birds-eye of the Whole bottom. Fig. 2 is a view et' the slat and its attachments. Fig. 3 is a View ot' one of the elastic bands.

The letters of reference refer to the same parts in each figure.

A is the bedstead. It may be made in any ordinary method, with each end made to have l the hooks fastened to them, as shown in Figs.

l and 2.

B and B are pieces ot' board fastened to the inner` ends of the bedstead, to which thc-hooks C are fastened.`

C is one of a series ot' hooks that are fastened to thc inner ends oi' the hedstead, as They are securely the bands F.

D is one ol a series ot' double or reversiblev hooks. They are fastened to the edge of the slats H by means of screws and clasps F at the end and edge of the slats; the clasp pre vents them from turning around by means of a pin or projection. (Shown in Fig. 2.) These hooks will hold to the bands when either' side of the slat is up, as when a slat becomes bent down in thc middle it may, by means of these hooks, he turned over and held the same as before.

E is one of a series of clasps that are fastened to each end of the slats. They are fastened by means of projections that extend out upon the upper and lower surface of the slats and the screw that holds the hooks, which pass through each ot' them, as shown in Fig. 2. These clasps have a projection that serves to hold the' hooks D and prevent them being turned entirely. around 5 but their position may be changed, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Fis one ot' a series of elastic bands. They may he made of india-rubber, in shape as a rin g, as shown in Fig. 3; or any other sha-pe may do as well, for when properly applied they will conform to the parts, as shown in Fig. l. They are pnt on the hook C and receive the hooks l), as shown in Figs. l and 2.

The hooks D, that hook into each band, are two in number, one ofwhich is fastened to one slat andthe other to another slat, thus connecting the slats together, so that when stress is applied to one they will all be effected by it; but the more remote from the stress the less effect, thus making the whole bottom united and causing several hands to support the weight, and thus keep the slats together as they were placed. V

G is a shield to prevent the bed being worn by coming in contact with the hooks C. It

also prevents the band F from being unhooked when any of the slats are heilig turned over. There is one at each end ot' the bedstead, and they are placed as shown in Fig. 2, and fastened to the top edge of the piece B.

H is one ot' a series ol' slats. The number may be according to thewidth ot' hedstead or width of slat preferred. Their length must correspond to the length of bedsteald, and have the bands F in the proper position to have the necessary strength and proper elasticity. The two slats H and H2 are the sides otl the bottoni. They are made wider than the others, and have their ends made narrow, as shown in Fig. 1, so that their edge may come near to the bedstead; and when these slats require to he turned over it may he done hy changing ends of either or changing one to the place of the other. These slats are thus made to make the space between the bottoni and the bedstead as small as is desirable to prevent hedding passing through the space.

Having thus described our invention, we

. claim- The combination of the hook C, double hook D, clasp E, elastic band F, and shield G, when made substantially as specified, and applied as herein set forth. A,

JOHN LYNN.

JACKSON R. CROWELL.

Witnesses:

ALEX. M. DEAN, A. P. CEOWELL. 

